Top Furniture Importers 2017 This list reveals the top 10 furniture importers based on their percentage of global import purchases (shown within parenthesis). In 2017, world furniture imports totaled US$80.9 billion.

Fastest-Growing  Furniture  Import Countries To see the 25 fastest-growing furniture importers from 2013 to 2017, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for globally imported furniture was 12%.

Research Note:  Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.

Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis